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SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion at launch complex at Cape Canaveral in Florida

By News on the Net -- Mirror.co.uk——Bio and Archives--September 1, 2016

Emergency services are racing to the scene after a SpaceX rocket exploded while on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. Plumes of black smoke could be seen from several miles away shortly before 9am after fire broke out during a static test. -- More...

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